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IMG_0380.JPGOhio Star298 Dry Valley Road, Cookeville, TN 38506This barn square is painted onto the barn owned by Kindred Healthcare Center. Mrs. Barbara Tolleson purchased the quilt because she loved the colors used and the pattern of the quilt. After some research, Mrs. Tolleson has found the quilt's origins to be in Kentucky during the 1940's.Owners - Kindred Health Care. Artist - Bill Herren.Charles__Mary_Frances_Carter.jpgStar of Bethlehem4121 Buck Mountain Road, Cookeville, TN 38506This eight-pointed star pattern has many namesakes. Ms. Velma Thompson has titled this eight- point "The Star of Bethlehem." Ms. Thompson has quilted all of her life. Almost all of her quilts are quite small, as they are "doll quilts". This spacious barn square, "Star of Bethlehem", was modeled after a 2' by 1' doll bed quilt. The Carter family generously donated their barn for the quilt square. In 1957, Buck Mountain road was a gravel lane. Since then the Carter's built their barn and made many renovations. It is a 101 acre farm with 60 acres put into cultivation. In 1971 the Carter's achieved the Master Conservation Farmer title, a fine recognition for their efforts toward good soil and water conservation. Owners: Charles and Mary Frances Carter. Artist: Ron SweeneyIMG_0429.JPGPresident's Block4889 Old Bridge Road, Cookeville, TN 38506 The Bilbrey Brother's Farm is currently being operated as a cattle order, buying, and shipping station by brothers Bob Lee and Carl Bilbrey. Mrs. Dimple E. Burgess, grandmother of the Bilbrey Brothers, pieced and quilted President's Block prior to 1922. The quilt itself incorperated red, a favorite color of Mrs. Burgess', and brown. The brown fabric in the quilt was hand dyed using walnut stain. This pattern was also known as Santa Fe and Dolly Madison's Star. Owner: Bob Lee Bilbrey. Artist: Cephas Ablakwa's Art classes atbCookeville High School.Fowler.jpgLittle Dutch Girls6378 Brotherton Mountain Road, Cookeville, TN 38501The pattern “Little Dutch Girl” has a rich heritage and legacy with an early reading primer character called “Sun Bonnet Sue”. Mrs. Dorcas Pointer has taken the “Little Dutch Girl” and made one for each of her grand-daughters and great grand-daughters (six total). Each block contains one little girl dressed up in different dresses and hats. The fabric used to create each dress was newly purchased, giving each little girl a bright look. She personally inscribed each quilt “to” the daughter, with the date, and from Granny. Doug and Mae Fowler generously display this barn square on their property. Artist: Julie Styer, Upper Cumberland Arts Alliance, & Algood school children with Wren Van Hooser, Art TeacherWalter__Jewel_Hall.jpgStacked Bricks420 Old Qualls Road, Cookeville, TN 38501This barn square is a wonderful example of the “nothing wasted” lifestyle on early homesteads and farms. Mrs. Lily Mae Hall ripped up, dyed, and pieced used tobacco bags to create her “Stacked Bricks” pattern. Her son and daughter-in-law, Walter and Jewel Hall, used this quilt to inspire their barn square. Owner: Jewel and Walter Hall. Artist: Sandra Darrow, Upper Cumberland Arts Alliance, & Baxter Cornerstone Middle School 8th Grade with Janis Nunnally, teacher.IMG_0888.JPGPuritan Star200 East Veterans Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501The log cabin at the Putnam County Fairgrounds was donated by the Howard Hitchcock family in memory of his dedication to the farmers of Putnam County, TN. It was used as his woodworking shop behind his home for over 25 years. It now honors the Century Farms of Putnam County each year. Just recently, his widow, Mrs. Frances Hitchcock, placed a quilt square on the log building from one of the few remaining intact quilts made by her mother, Mrs. Ruby Mansell. The rest were destroyed by the 1974 tornadoes that tore through the Upper Cumberland area, the Mansell Century Farm, and claimed Mrs. Ruby’s life along with many others. Artist: Mr. Cephas Ablakwa's Cookeville High School art students.IMG_0424.JPGField of Tulips4611 Old Bridge Road, Cookeville, TN 38506Mrs. Tolleson inherited individual blocks, made out of feed sacks, from her mother-in-law. She pieced and quilted them together with fabric from the 1940's in 2008. Mrs. Tolleson's grand-daughter received the quilt for her high school graduation. Owner: Barbara Tolleson. Artist: Cephas Ablakwa's art class students at Cookeville High School.Stover2.JPGTree of Life802 Tommy Dodson Hwy, Livingston, TN 38570 Paula's "Tree of Life" quilt came from her Great, Great Aunt Perlina Elizabeth Gore, who pieced & quilted it for her grandmother around 1900. Using the same pattern, Paula's mother, Eva Neal Swallows, pieced & quilted one for her using the cream & green colored muslin. It won Best Quilt & Best of Show at the Overton County Fair. The barn was built in 1942 by her father & grandfather, Ray Swallows & Frank Swallows. When Dale Hollow Dam was being built in Clay County, they bought several old homes that were going to be destroyed by the rising water, broke them down, & used the lumber to build the barn. She still has the original bill of sale for one of the transactions. The barn is located on a TN Century Farm known as the Ivy Hill Farm. Owner and Artist: Paula Stover.

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